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Displaying 28 of about 28 resultsThis special edition of Global Assessment Report on Disaster Risk Reduction (GAR) explores what risk-informed sustainable development looks like in an increasingly complex and risky world. It highlights how risks are interconnected and how pitfalls can be transformed into opportunities to build resilience. The GAR Special Report 2023 aims to suppor…
The study report contributes to a continued call for more and better DRR financing in humanitarian and crisis contexts. Ensuring effective DRR financing in humanitarian and crisis settings should be of significant concern for all actors across the humanitarian-development-peace (HDP) nexus.Some of the recommendations identified in the study to improve D…
In this report, a preliminary framework is offered for understanding existing loss and damage finance arrangements from a DRR perspective and identifying gaps in coverage at the national level, using examples from low- and middle income countries to show where these need to be strengthened and scaled up. The report proposes a national loss and dama…
City leaders and officials from around the world are better positioned to unlock resources and achieve on-the-ground impact for the development of resilient urban infrastructure projects. Representatives of 21 local governments from 19 countries advanced their risk assessment and climate finance skills to provide a springboard from planning to acce…
UNDRR along with the Dubai Resilience Hub and MCR2030 convened experts and partners to discuss and address issues relating to urban resilience at the Global Resilience Forum in Dubai. UNDRR Deputy Chief, Intergovernmental processes, Interagency cooperation and Partnerships Branch, Abhilash Panda, joined a moderated discussion on Data-Driven Decision-Mak…
On Wednesday, November 22nd, 2023, about 300 public, private, international, civil and academic participants attended an online training on budget tagging for disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. The training was organised by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), the UNDRR Global Education and Training Institut…
This report examines the financial protocols of five multilateral and non-governmental AA financing mechanisms (AA funds) that finance anticipatory interventions, and it collates best practices to develop financial protocols governing the deployment of AA funds once plans are activated. Anticipatory action (AA) is a form of disaster risk management that…
1 June 2023, The UNDRR Regional Office for Arab States, in collaboration with the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) in UAE, conducted a dynamic four-day workshop focused on the Sendai Framework Monitor and Disaster Loss Accounting System. With a strong emphasis on data-driven decision-making and Sendai Framework impleme…
NEW YORK – Representatives from UN Member States meeting in New York this week have agreed on greater political commitment to resilience building. It comes in a context of rapidly rising disaster risk which is projected to reach 560 a year – or 1.5 disasters a day – by 2030. As the meeting got underway, Cyclone Mocha hit Myanmar and Bangladesh dest…
On 10 March 2023, UNDRR convened representatives from selected high-cap companies, leaders in their respective industries – such as Pharma, Agrifood, Transport, Telecom, Building Materials, Hospitality, and Media – and collectively employing about 1 million people with revenue of USD 300 Billion in over 100 countries. The objective was to…
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - “We welcome the consensus reached today on the host of the Santiago network Secretariat. This platform will accelerate countries’ access to technical assistance to combat the worsening effects of the climate emergency.“Climate change is leading to devastation and the capacity to confront this needs to be strengthened — this…
Without resilience, all the world’s development gains could be lost. Resilience can be built by investing in disaster risk reduction, which sits at the nexus between development, humanitarian and climate action. This is the message that emerged from the discussion around the launch of a special edition of the United Nations Global Assessment…
Social and economic advances are being undone by disasters and their knock-on effects on food security, employment and education. New York, 11 July 2023 – Growing disaster risks and a confluence of shocks are creating domino effects across economies and undermining sustainable development on all fronts, according to a new report by the United Natio…